translation:the first thing that happened outside the house on my birthday was we took a rainy train to green park, i had no idea where we were going but we ended up at wolseley, one of our favorite places in london. we ate croque monsieurs and drank kir royal and kissed bubbly over the table all dizzy from the champagne.

then we went to piccadilly circus to a movie theatre! we finally saw the artist, the perfect birthday film. only us, three other couples and an old lady in the huge velvet chairs. we ate squeaky popcorn and held hands throughout, such a lovely film, you really should see it. then we got on the tube and went to angel for dinner.

i had the lamb with winter vegetables and mint caramel(sounds weird but it was amazing), jostein had a whole fish and we bought a bottle of prosecco just because it was my birthday.

carrie and lucy joined us and lucy donated a birthday drink my way, a lemony very sour delicious drink.

we had dessert, chocolate fondant with mint ice cream, jostein had the raspberry brulee. then we skipped to the tube(carrie and i in matching umbrellas) and went in opposite directions. what an amazing birthday in a new city. what an amazing boyfriend managing to create a lovely day for me even though one tends to go a little anxious and homesick on such occasions. and so amazing to have new friends who take time from their busy shedules to celebrate me!

What a special day – I love it when someone really goes out to celebrate and you just get to sit back and enjoy. And! The Artist is such a good movie – I loved the quietness and you definitely can’t hide behind food – every sound is so noticeable, but it’s so fun ^^.